IV. Ask your friend:

- есть ли у него семья; сколько в ней человек; есть ли у него братья и сестры;

- кто его родители, где они работают;

- много ли у них общего;

- что ему больше всего нравится в характере отца (матери);

- на кого он больше всего похож по характеру;

- может ли он описать свою мать (отца);

- ссорятся ли его родители, если да, то почему;

- любит ли он проводить свободное время с семьей, если да, то как они его проводят;

- есть ли у него родственники, часто ли он их навещает;

- есть ли в семье домашнее животное, как его зовут.

V. Act out the situations:

1. Господин Блэк ваш старый приятель. Вы узнали, что он собирается жениться. Выясните, как выглядит его будущая жена, сколько ей лет, кто она по профессии, где они будут жить.

2. Вы приходите к другу и видите в его семейном альбоме фотографию родственников. Расспросите его, в каких отношениях он находится с людьми на фотографии.

3. У вас есть свободное время вечером, и вы хотите поговорить со своей бабушкой о ее детских годах. Спросите, сколько братьев и сестер у нее было, с кем из них она была наиболее близка и почему. Пусть она опишет их внешность. Затем расспросите ее о родителях, какими людьми они были.

The Working Day of a Student

I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:

to get (got, got) up - вставать

to wake (woke, woken) up - просыпаться, будить

an alarm clock - будильник

to do (did, done) morning exercises - делать зарядку

to make (made, made) the bed - заправлять постель

to shave - бриться

to clean one’s teeth - чистить зубы

to wash - мыть(ся), умывать(ся)

to take (took, taken) a warm (cold) - принимать теплый shower (холодный) душ

to dry oneself - вытираться

to comb one’s hair - причесываться

to be ready for … , - быть готовым к … ,

to get (got, got)ready for - готовиться

to be in a hurry - спешить, торопиться

to be late for classes - опаздывать на занятия

to leave (left, left) for the - уходить в универ-

University cитет

to get (got, got) to the University - добираться до уни-

by bus (trolley-bus, tram) верситета автобусом (троллейбусом,

трамваем)

it goes without saying - само собой разуме- ется

a credit test book - зачетная книжка

to be sorry - сожалеть

I wish you luck - желаю удачи

see you soon - до скорой встречи

ahead of time - заранее

to advise - советовать

to turn up - внезапно появиться

this and that - о том, о сем

a boring day - скучный день

to be right, to be wrong - быть правым, быть

неправым

to give (gave, given) a lift - подвезти

that’s settled - решено

to be through with - быть готовым

к чему-либо

never mind - не беспокойся,

ничего

II. Read, translate and retell the text:

Nick is a student. He studies at the Altai State Technical University. He is in the first year of the full-time department, so he goes to the University every day except Sunday. It takes much effort to study at the University and he tries to keep regular hours. Nick’s classes begin at 8.15. He lives far from the University, so he must get up very early. The alarm clock wakes him up at 6.30 a.m. Sometimes he turns off the alarm and lies in bed until his mother wakes him up again. While his mother wakes him up she is repeating the words: «An early riser is sure to be in luck».

He jumps out of bed, opens the window, does his morning exercises to the music, makes the bed and goes to the bathroom. In the bathroom he shaves, cleans his teeth and washes his face and hands. Sometimes he takes a cold or a warm shower. Then he dries himself on a towel and combs his hair in front of the mirror. Then he goes back to his room and dresses. In some minutes he is ready for breakfast. He usually has a cup of tea or coffee and a sandwich or two. Nick is always in a hurry because he doesn’t want to be late for classes. At 7.30 he leaves home for the University. He usually gets to the University by bus. The bus stop is only a few minutes walk from Nick’s house. It takes him about half an hour to get to the University. So, he comes to the University some minutes before the bell rings. He has enough time to get everything ready for his classes. His days are not like each other because he has a different time-table every day. As a rule he has 2 or 3 lectures and a seminar or a lab. Sometimes there is a gap of 2 hours that comes in between lectures or practical classes and it’s not convenient for both students and teachers. Nick does his best not to miss classes because he knows that missing classes is a sure way to fail at exams. At about 12 o’clock he has a break for lunch. Nick doesn’t go to the canteen he takes a snack in the buffet. After the break classes go on. They are usually over at about 2 o’clock. After classes Nick usually goes home but sometimes he stays in the reading-room to get ready for a seminar. After a day of hard work Nick feels very tired and he hurries home. At home he has dinner and a short rest, then he does his homework and helps his mother about the house. In the evening Nick watches a serial or a detective story on TV. Sometimes he goes out with his friends. Nick goes in for sports. Twice a week he plays volley-ball in the University gym. He returns home at 8 p.m. and has supper. When he stays at home in the evening he has supper with his parents. At supper they talk about different sort of things, including plans for the coming day.

At about 12 o’clock Nick goes to bed. You see, Nick is too busy and he always looks forward to the week-end.